Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 12: The reporter learned from the Yangtze River Water Resources Commission that under the influence of continuous heavy rainfall, there are 13 stations in the Yangtze River Basin that exceed the historical highest water level from 8 am on the 11th to 8 am on the 12th (12 of which are located in the Poyang Lake District And Weilu), 11 stations exceeded the guaranteed water level, 88 stations exceeded the warning water level. The situation of flood control and flood control is grim. On the 12th, the National Defense General Administration decided to raise the level III emergency response to level II.
At 0:00 on July 12th, the water level in the water well of Xingzi Station, the iconic hydrological station of Poyang Lake, was filled with a red mark-"1998 flood level 22.52M", the largest freshwater lake in China broke through the historical extreme value since the hydrological record. , Flood emergency response has been continuously upgraded.
According to the Hubei Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters report on the 12th, there are already several rivers in Hubei that exceed the warning water level; among the five major lakes, Fuxu Lake and Changhu Lake exceed the guaranteed water level. From 7:00 on the 11th to 7:00 on the 12th, there are 16 counties with a cumulative rainfall of 50 mm to 100 mm in Hubei, and 2 counties with a cumulative rainfall of more than 100 mm; the average rainfall across the province is 33.13 mm, the largest rainfall point It is 113.5 mm from Daping Station in Hefeng County, Enshi. As of 7 o'clock on the 12th, Hubei has 6 rivers including Hanbei River, Dafushui River, Huanshui River, Fuxun River, Hushui River, and Pour Water, with a maximum over-alert level of 2.39 meters; Fushui Yangxin Station has a water level of 23.52 meters. Super guaranteed water level 1.02 meters. Among the five largest lakes in Hubei, 3 exceed the warning water level and 2 exceed the guaranteed water level. There are 9 large reservoirs in the Hubei province that have exceeded flood limits.
According to Chen Jianxiang, director of the Yangtze River Water Resources Commission Yueyang Branch Bureau of Hydrology, the water level of Chenglingji Station, the iconic hydrological station of Dongting Lake in Yueyang, Hunan, rose to 34.56 meters, exceeding the guaranteed water level by 0.01 meters, exceeding the warning level of 2.06 meters, and still showing an upward trend . This is the sixth highest water level since Chenglingji Station was established in 1904. As a "barometer" for the water conditions of Dongting Lake and the Yangtze River Basin, the water level of Chenglingji Station exceeds the guarantee level, which means that the flood prevention situation of the entire Dongting Lake area is very urgent. status.
The reporter learned from the press conference on flood prevention and disaster relief work in Hunan Province held on the 12th that the rain since June 28 has caused 42 stations in Dongting Lake District, Yuanshui Main Branch, Xiangshui and Zishui Branch of Hunan Province to exceed the water level of 42 stations. , 7 stations in the Lake District exceeded the guarantee. The "four waters" of the Yuanzi River in Xiangzi and the incoming water of the Yangtze River encountered an unfavorable situation of "up-pressure and down-flow" at Dongting Lake. The combination was extremely complicated.
The reporter learned from the Office of the Jiangsu Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters that at 15:00 on the 12th, the tide level of the Nanjing Station has reached 10.02 meters, close to the highest tide level of the 1998 Yangtze River Flood; the average water level of Taihu Lake has risen to 4.45 meters, and it is expected to be close to the guaranteed water level in the future. It is expected that the Taihu Lake Basin will face a new round of rainfall from the 13th to the 15th. The water level of the Taihu Lake will exceed 4.50 meters, approaching the guaranteed water level.
The person in charge of the Department of Flood Control and Drought Relief of the Emergency Management Department of Anhui Province told reporters that the water level of the main stream of the Yangtze River in Anhui Province continues to rise rapidly at a rate of more than 20 centimeters per day, and the water level of the Huikou Station is approaching the highest level in 1998. According to the current rain and water conditions, the water level of the main stream of the Yangtze River will increase by 40 cm to 60 cm in the future.
In front of the flood, the masses of the people from all over the country were willing to fight for the flood control and disaster relief.
As of July 11, Jiangxi had invested a total of 161,000 manpower in flood relief and rescue work, 3771 sets of machinery and equipment, more than 200,000 cubic meters of earth and stone, and 131 dangerous situations in the province had been disposed of 94.
Since the main flood season, Hunan's comprehensive fire rescue team, professional emergency rescue team and other rescue forces have successively dispatched more than 12,000 people to participate in flood relief. The continuous heavy rainfall since June 28 has caused the Dongting Lake water level to fully exceed the alarm level. The lake area has heard the "flood" and there are nearly 200,000 cadres and people patrolling and defending along the thousands of miles of water every day.
According to the "Jiangsu Province Flood Control and Drought Relief Emergency Plan", the Jiangsu Provincial Flood Control Committee decided to upgrade the flood control emergency response in Jiangsu's Yangtze River and Taihu areas to level Ⅱ from 16:00 on the 12th. According to the requirements of Jiangsu Province, the various localities implement various emergency response measures in accordance with the requirements of the flood emergency response plan, effectively strengthen the duty on duty, strengthen the patrol inspection and defense, pre-emergency emergency rescue personnel, equipment and materials, and do a good job in the Yangtze River beach personnel Prepare for retreat and transfer to ensure the safety of people's lives.
The Anhui Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Command requires that all localities keep an eye on key river basins, key areas, key parts, and important facilities, strengthen patrols and inspections, and establish a list of hidden trouble spots that have been found, rectify within a limited time, so that one hidden trouble can be investigated and disaster prevention can be achieved. The measures are implemented in one place. For those that cannot be rectified in a short period of time, we must resolutely and decisively transfer the people in the dangerous area to avoid death and injury. Rescue actions that may endanger the safety of emergency personnel should be strengthened, the research and judgment should be strengthened, and protection should be taken to avoid accidents. (Reporters Liang Jianqiang, Hou Wenkun, Zhou Nan, Yang Jian, Qin Huajiang, Zhang Hailei, Huang Qinggang, Shui Jinchen, Cheng Shihua)